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To be fair, there are few things programmers don't complain about. But YAML still seems to be very popular as a configuration format for new tools, e.g. CI serv
by takluyver 6y ago
To be fair, there are few things programmers don't complain about. But YAML still seems to be very popular as a configuration format for new tools, e.g. CI services.
- 3pt14159 6y agoI wish everyone would just switch to TOML. It's sane and readable.
- t-writescode 6y agoOr json!!! Why did we leave json???
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y agoNo comments in standard json.
- 3pt14159 6y agoAnd you have to choose between readability and whitespace. Doesn't matter for most usecases, but you can't blindly write it out. You have to choose ahead of time: 1. Potentially shoot yourself in the foot with tons of extra whitespace. 2. Unreadable mess. TOML is better. You can choose whitespace if you want, but you can always go back to dot notation. Though I (sadly) agree JSON is better than YAML. One of the few times I've changed my mind from A to B and then back to A in tech.